August 4, 1910

Anita Page, aka Anita Evelyn Pomares American silent film actress, was born.

Anita Page was an American film actress who reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era. Page became a highly popular young star, reportedly receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot. She was of Salvadoran ancestry, she was sometimes called the “blond, blue-eyed Latina”

Anita Page – Film Actress – Associated Links:

Anita Page | Biography IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656105/bio
“Anita Page: Star of the Silent Screen” | The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anita-page-star-of-the-silent-screen-922510.html
“Anita Page: The Last Surviving Silent Film Star”: http://www.altfg.com/film/anita-page/

Link to Photo Credit: Anita Page

August

August 18, 1859

Anna Ancher Danish painter, the only Woman member of the Skagen Painters, is born.

Birthdays

December 9, 1906

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, a pioneer in developing computer technology, is born.

1940s

August 11, 1942

Actress Hedy Lamarr secure a patent for a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system. The technology became the basis for wireless communication

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